Whitefriars Primary School
Boughton Drive, Rushden, NN10 9HX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- TOVE LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Lucy Burman
- Sponsor
- Tove Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Wellingborough and Rushden
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 397
- URN
- 151247
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01933359269
About this school
Whitefriars Primary School is a primary academy in Rushden. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 397 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Whitefriars Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Whitefriars Primary School (URN 121909).
How Whitefriars Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4% | 23.5% | 397 | — |
| South End Infant School | — | 4.9% | 18.2% | 195 | 0.5 miles |
| South End Junior School | 70% | 4.4% | 20.5% | 338 | 0.5 miles |
| Alfred Lord Tennyson School | 50% | 5.3% | 30.8% | 147 | 0.6 miles |
| Newton Road School | 40% | 6.6% | 40.7% | 196 | 0.9 miles |
| Denfield Park Primary School | 49% | 5.2% | 19.9% | 444 | 1.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 23.54%
- English as an additional language
- 9.4%
- Overall absence
- 4%
- Persistent absence
- 6.11%
Location
Nearby schools
-
South End Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Rushden
-
South End Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Rushden
-
Alfred Lord Tennyson School0.6 miles
Primary · Rushden
-
Newton Road School0.9 miles
Primary · Rushden
-
Denfield Park Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Rushden
Other schools in Rushden
- Alfred Lord Tennyson School Primary
- Denfield Park Primary School Primary
- Higham Ferrers Junior School Primary
- Higham Ferrers Nursery and Infant School Primary
- Newton Road School Primary
- Rushden Primary Academy Primary
- South End Infant School Primary
- South End Junior School Primary
- St Lawrence Church of England Primary School Primary
- Rushden Academy Secondary
- The Ferrers School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Whitefriars Primary School teach?
- Whitefriars Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Rushden.
- Who is the headteacher of Whitefriars Primary School?
- The headteacher of Whitefriars Primary School is Ms Lucy Burman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Whitefriars Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Whitefriars Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Whitefriars Primary School?
- Whitefriars Primary School has 397 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Whitefriars Primary School full?
- Whitefriars Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 397 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Whitefriars Primary School a faith school?
- No. Whitefriars Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Whitefriars Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Whitefriars Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Whitefriars Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Whitefriars Primary School is part of TOVE LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Whitefriars Primary School's absence rate?
- Whitefriars Primary School's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census.
- Does Whitefriars Primary School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Whitefriars Primary School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 10 July 2026.